From filmmaker to producer to actor to reality show judge, Karan Johar wears many hats. On his 48th birthday, did you know he started his career in the entertainment industry as a child artiste in a 1989 Doordarshan series titled 'Indradhanush'?
Contrary to popular belief, Karan did not make his acting debut with a supporting role in Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol-starrer 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'. He spoke about working in the show on Sajid Khan and Riteish Deshmukh’s chat show 'Yaaron Ki Baaraat'.
Karan said that though he shot for 'Indradhanush' when he was around 14 or 15 years old, it came out a few years later, due to a delay in the production. By this time, he was already in his second year of college. “I was ragged when I was 18 about something I did when I was 15. It was not fair,” he said, adding that he felt embarrassed when he watched it now.
Directed and produced by Anand Mahendroo, 'Indradhanush. was a children’s series which dealt with themes of outer space and time travel. Karan played a young boy named Shrikant.
